Cummins receives EPA certification for its ISX15 engine

Cummins Inc. has received certification for its ISX15 engine from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the first engine certificate issued by the U.S. EPA. The certification was granted to the company for meeting both the EPA 2013 regulations and the new greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency rules, which are scheduled to take effect in 2014.
Cummins’ ISX15 to achieve 2% fuel economy
Cummins said that come 2013, its top-selling engine in the heavy-duty truck market, the ISX15, will deliver higher levels of fuel efficiency and reliability. The ISX15 will achieve up to 2% fuel economy improvement over the existing product because of efficiency improvements to the base engine, which includes optimized combustion and reduced parasitic load through high-efficiency water.
The company said its ISX15 for 2013 will use the same proven base engine with the XPI fuel system, VGT™ Turbocharger, Cummins Aftertreatment System with Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology, as well as fully integrated electronics.
Cummins will begin production of its entire line-up of on-highway engines for truck, bus, RV and specialty-vehicle markets on January 2, 2013 and the company expects all the engines to be certified a full year early after meeting the 2014 greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency rules.
The same near-zero emission levels of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM) that the EPA required in the beginning of 2010 will be required by the EPA 2013 regulations.
All heavy-duty diesel and natural gas engines will be required to comply with the new greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency regulations by January 2014.
Cummins Inc. is a global power leader, a corporation composed of complementary business units involved in designing, manufacturing, distributing and servicing engines and related technologies. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Indiana. (October 1, 2012)